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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 23880 California 11 10 - 0 - 1 10 - 0 - 1 49 55 2 23662 Pittsburgh 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 39 49 3 22990 Fordham 8 7 - 0 - 1 7 - 0 - 1 48 55 4 21100 Santa Clara 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 94 77 5 20935 Lafayette 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 64 63 6 20666 San Diego State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 84 73 7 20006 Villanova 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 110 82 8 19288 Dartmouth 9 7 - 0 - 2 7 - 0 - 2 74 68 9 18850 Louisiana State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 57 58 10 18447 Yale 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 54 57 11 18274 Auburn 11 6 - 2 - 3 6 - 2 - 3 36 48 12 17717 Notre Dame 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 37 48 13 17518 Alabama 10 9 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 101 80 14 17502 Arkansas 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 38 48 15 16750 Hardin-Simmons 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 130 92 16 16638 Stanford 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 20 32 17 16554 Rice 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 19 31 18 16454 Ohio State 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 63 62 19 16231 Holy Cross 10 8 - 0 - 2 8 - 0 - 2 133 94 20 15970 Texas A&M 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 32 43 21 15897 Washington 11 7 - 2 - 2 7 - 2 - 2 66 63 22 15390 Baylor 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 72 65 23 15363 Minnesota 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 77 70 24 14976 Nebraska 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 118 85 25 14937 Vanderbilt 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 83 72 26 14849 Texas Christian 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 17 30 27 14845 Harvard 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 82 72 28 14288 Albright 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 156 111 29 14181 St. Mary's CA 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 42 52 30 13893 North Carolina 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 146 102 31 13447 Southern California 10 4 - 4 - 2 4 - 4 - 2 25 38 32 13436 Cornell 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 69 64 33 13347 Michigan State 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 108 81 34 13313 Washington State 9 3 - 3 - 3 3 - 3 - 3 23 38 35 13240 Army 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 111 82 36 13071 Tulsa 10 6 - 2 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 99 80 37 12307 Tennessee 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 120 85 38 12165 Duke 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 142 100 39 12057 Elon 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 167 115 40 11631 Georgia Tech 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 114 82 41 11600 Manhattan 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 86 73 42 11431 Oregon State 9 3 - 3 - 3 3 - 3 - 3 43 52 43 11431 West Virginia 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 164 112 44 11155 Indiana 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 78 70 45 10959 Temple 9 3 - 2 - 4 3 - 2 - 4 61 62 46 10798 Purdue 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 71 65 47 10640 Boston University 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 81 72 48 10379 Oklahoma 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 129 91 49 10314 Tampa 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 205 146 50 10083 Northwestern 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 51 56 51 9868 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 46 53 52 9845 Idaho 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 62 62 53 9638 Penn State 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 119 85 54 9346 Colorado 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 202 143 55 9169 Maryland 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 171 116 56 9112 New York University 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 95 77 57 8889 Detroit 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 165 112 58 8801 Tulane 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 106 81 59 8551 Texas 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 16 29 60 8524 Texas Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 137 98 61 8486 Montana 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 199 139 62 8413 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 2 63 8344 Arizona 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 175 119 64 8094 Centenary 12 6 - 3 - 3 6 - 3 - 3 132 93 65 8087 Wisconsin 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 128 89 66 7864 Georgia 11 6 - 3 - 2 6 - 3 - 2 140 99 67 7802 UCLA 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 28 41 68 7795 Carnegie Mellon 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 24 38 69 7699 Franklin & Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 3 70 7192 Georgetown 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 56 58 71 7107 Oregon 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 50 55 72 6858 Illinois 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 117 85 73 6789 New Mexico State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 192 134 74 6704 Mississippi State 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 126 87 75 6666 Syracuse 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 159 111 76 6650 Princeton 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 116 84 77 6447 Drake 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 209 146 78 6420 Duquesne 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 153 108 79 6378 Michigan 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 79 71 80 6132 Hawaii 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 73 68 81 5967 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 8 82 5890 Mississippi 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 112 82 83 5698 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 215 157 84 5687 San Francisco 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 113 82 85 5448 San Jose State 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 189 131 86 5111 Brown 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 143 100 87 4926 Florida 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 98 79 88 4838 Colgate 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 100 80 89 4665 Boston College 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 138 99 90 4485 Birmingham Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 11 91 4373 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 8 92 4289 Loyola Marymount 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 97 78 93 4262 North Carolina State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 163 112 94 4170 Kentucky 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 91 75 95 4124 Maine 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 10 96 3770 Providence 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 11 19 97 3732 Pacific 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 8 16 98 3674 Northwestern State LA 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 5 9 99 3590 Navy 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 155 110 100 3536 Clemson 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 145 102 101 3336 Southwestern (TN) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 14 25 102 3118 Columbia 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 105 81 103 2976 Pennsylvania 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 60 61 104 2929 George Washington 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 135 96 105 2511 Texas El Paso 10 7 - 1 - 2 7 - 1 - 2 227 166 106 2353 Missouri 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 107 81 107 2315 Centre College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 154 110 108 2273 Saint Anselm 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 19 109 2054 Honolulu 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 21 110 2000 Portland 4 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 124 86 111 1958 Bucknell 8 3 - 3 - 2 3 - 3 - 2 174 119 112 1877 Springfield College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 9 17 113 1754 Kansas 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 141 100 114 1735 Utah 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 208 146 115 1647 Virginia Military 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 185 125 116 1562 Denver 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 219 157 117 1378 Brigham Young 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 218 157 118 1340 Niagara 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 26 41 119 936 Central Oklahoma 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 15 25 120 764 Washington MO 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 147 104 121 741 Southwestern (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 22 122 656 Santa Barbara 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 190 132 123 560 DePaul 2 0 - 0 - 2 0 - 0 - 2 179 124 124 560 Saint Louis 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 228 166 125 241 Louisiana Tech 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 85 73 126 0 Saint Xavier 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 151 105 127 0 Kansas State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 172 118 128 -349 Iowa 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 65 63 129 -395 Pennsylvania Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 18 31 130 -437 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 21 33 131 -449 Loyola (New Orleans) 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 22 34 132 -606 Nevada Reno 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 168 115 133 -848 Wichita State 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 223 161 134 -1040 Waynesburg College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 27 41 135 -1052 Marquette 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 139 99 136 -1094 Oklahoma State 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 166 112 137 -1244 Iowa State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 136 98 138 -1478 Gonzaga 10 2 - 6 - 2 2 - 6 - 2 125 86 139 -1620 New Mexico 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 193 134 140 -1766 South Carolina 12 5 - 6 - 1 5 - 6 - 1 191 132 141 -1881 New Mexico Military 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 197 137 142 -2311 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 203 145 143 -2442 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 42 144 -2492 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 47 54 145 -2707 Butler 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 34 46 146 -2753 Miami FL 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 204 145 147 -2945 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 53 57 148 -2983 University of Chicago 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 104 81 149 -3225 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 33 44 150 -3302 Toledo 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 30 43 151 -3306 Samford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 31 43 152 -3421 North Texas 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 40 51 153 -3513 Washington & Lee 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 194 134 154 -3528 Virginia Tech 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 212 150 155 -3555 McDaniel College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 41 51 156 -3659 California Davis 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 59 59 157 -3667 Sewanee 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 134 95 158 -3759 Citadel 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 239 178 159 -3962 Gettysburg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 44 53 160 -4220 Saint John's (Maryland) 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 35 48 161 -4416 Mercer 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 45 53 162 -4431 Furman 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 234 174 163 -4442 Rutgers 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 103 81 164 -4504 Wake Forest 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 173 118 165 -4634 North Dakota State 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 162 112 166 -4730 Saint Bonaventure 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 68 64 167 -4742 Saint Mary's (Texas) 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 220 159 168 -4842 North Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 58 59 169 -4861 Western Colorado 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 236 177 170 -4911 Northern Arizona 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 224 162 171 -5107 Louisiana College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 67 64 172 -5280 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 80 72 173 -5575 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 121 86 174 -5736 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 90 75 175 -5902 Catholic University 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 170 116 176 -5917 West Texas A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 149 105 177 -6078 Davidson 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 160 111 178 -6155 Emporia State 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 254 235 179 -6286 Creighton 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 183 125 180 -6316 Clarkson 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 88 75 181 -6362 Hillsdale College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 57 182 -6435 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 89 75 183 -6443 Colorado College 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 235 176 184 -6535 Mississippi College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 55 58 185 -6562 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 70 65 186 -6919 Oklahoma City 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 76 70 187 -6961 Newport News - Apprentice 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 243 188 188 -6961 Richmond 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 238 178 189 -7115 Utah State 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 211 148 190 -7687 Shenandoah 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 70 191 -7722 Virginia 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 186 126 192 -7799 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 92 77 193 -7898 Saint Vincent PA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 96 78 194 -8202 Delta State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 87 74 195 -8267 Daniel Baker 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 115 84 196 -8520 Sul Ross State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 148 105 197 -8647 Central College Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 93 77 198 -8674 Tufts University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 123 86 199 -8701 Saint Lawrence 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 102 81 200 -8762 Connecticut 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 122 86 201 -9189 Ouachita 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 109 82 202 -9231 Wyoming 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 237 177 203 -9749 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 196 137 204 -9807 Northeastern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 127 89 205 -10010 Oglethorpe 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 161 112 206 -10091 Redlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 131 92 207 -10195 Bradley 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 182 124 208 -10464 William & Mary 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 241 183 209 -10502 Montana State 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 240 180 210 -10540 Northern Colorado 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 225 163 211 -10679 Grinnell College 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 213 153 212 -10771 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 187 129 213 -11040 Williams College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 144 102 214 -11063 Saint Benedict 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 248 207 215 -11078 Saint Edward's 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 105 216 -11093 Eastern Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 198 138 217 -11224 Lebanon Valley College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 158 111 218 -11473 Stetson 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 169 116 219 -11481 Arizona State 9 0 - 8 - 1 0 - 8 - 1 184 125 220 -11696 Western New Mexico 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 152 106 221 -11996 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 157 111 222 -12579 Whitman 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 178 122 223 -12936 _Unknown Team 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 229 169 224 -13040 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 181 124 225 -13121 Colorado State 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 201 143 226 -13140 California Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 188 131 227 -13259 Colorado School of Mines 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 233 172 228 -14288 James Milliken 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 180 124 229 -14292 William Jewell 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 176 120 230 -14346 Ripon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 195 135 231 -14361 Whittier College 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 246 194 232 -14426 Presbyterian 5 0 - 5 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 177 120 233 -15256 Beloit College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 210 148 234 -16051 Emory & Henry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 200 140 235 -16565 Washburn University 10 0 - 10 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 214 153 236 -16753 LaVerne 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 230 170 237 -16922 Roanoke 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 232 171 238 -17076 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 207 146 239 -17698 Georgia Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 206 146 240 -17925 Tennessee Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 217 157 241 -18255 Erskine 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 226 166 242 -18378 Newberry College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 222 160 243 -18600 Wofford 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 221 159 244 -18608 Hiwassee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 216 157 245 -18900 Idaho State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 245 189 246 -19292 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 244 188 247 -19503 Hampden-Sydney College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 242 185 248 -19672 New Mexico Highlands 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 231 170 249 -23105 Fort Warren 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 247 202 250 -23216 South Dakota Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 253 227 251 -24875 Montana Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 252 209 252 -25313 Guilford College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 250 208 253 -25347 American University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 249 208 254 -25824 Carroll WI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 251 209